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Cranford (2007)

Filming Locations

West Wycombe Park
Hanbury Court
Osterley Park House
Hanbury Court
Syon House
Hanbury Court

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Plot Summary

The fictional town of Cranford is closely modelled on Knutsford in Cheshire, which Mrs Gaskell knew well. The book has little in the way of plot and is more a series of episodes in the lives of Mary Smith and her friends, Miss Matty and Miss Deborah, two spinster sisters. The "major" event in the story is the return to Cranford of their long-lost brother, Peter, which in itself is only a minor portion of the work, leaving the rest of the novel at a low-key tone.

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Snapshot

Author
Elizabeth Gaskell
Book published
1853-01-01
Publisher
Household Words
Screenplay writer
Sue Birtwistle
Director
Simon Curtis

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Characters and Actors

Miss Matty Jenkyns
Judi Dench
Mary Smith
Lisa Dillon
Miss Pole
Imelda Staunton
Jessie Brown
Julia Sawalha

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